Now that I’ve counted down my favourite and least favourite K-pop songs of the year, it’s finally time to have a look at some of my absolute favourite J-pop songs of the year. Unlike K-pop, which experienced a strong but rather unspectacular year, Japan had an absolutely incredibly year musically. My countdown here is probably the strongest of the … Continue reading The 50 Best J-Pop songs of 2020 (5-1)
Now that I’ve counted down my favourite and least favourite K-pop songs of the year, it’s finally time to have a look at some of my absolute favourite J-pop songs of the year. Unlike K-pop, which experienced a strong but rather unspectacular year, Japan had an absolutely incredibly year musically. My countdown here is probably the strongest of the … Continue reading The 50 Best J-Pop songs of 2020 (25-6)
Now that I've counted down my favourite and least favourite K-pop songs of the year, it's finally time to have a look at some of my absolute favourite J-pop songs of the year. Unlike K-pop, which experienced a strong but rather unspectacular year, Japan had an absolutely incredibly year musically. My countdown here is probably … Continue reading The 50 Best J-Pop songs of 2020 (50-26)
I don't talk about them on the blog nearly as much I should but Spyair are one of my all time favourite J-rock bands. Their influence within the J-rock and anime community is not to be underestimated and while their recent work hasn't been particularly to my tastes, they've got a back catalogue full of … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Wadachi – Spyair
Well. That was one hell of a year wasn't it. When I started this blog around a year ago, I did so with the intention of covering your average year in Korean and Japanese Pop music. Oh but how naive late 2019 Arpydarpy was. In reality 2020 was anything but ordinary, casting a near permanent … Continue reading Kbopped’s 2020 In Review
The more I dig into 2020's Jpop release catalogue, the more I continue to be blown away. While the Korean music industry has been slowly getting back on its feet this month with some truly exceptional releases, Japan has consistently been giving us some absolute show stopping singles. NGT48's Sherbert Pink was released back in … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Sherbet Pink – NGT48
While JO1 might be leading their comeback with the single OH-EH-OH, I knew from the moment I heard it that Go would also be a standout. It essentially acted as a pre-release and while I do love me the crazy rock and house influenced goodness of the title track, I think I like the sleek … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Go – JO1
Despite its many controversies in its home country of Korea, the Produce franchise has blossomed in neighbouring countries China and Japan. JO1 are the product of the first Japanese season of the show and debuted with the rather generic Infinity. It was a track that didn't do much to excite but with the groups two … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: OH-EH-OH – JO1
Although I love them dearly, TXT's 2020 output has been less than stellar. Title track Can't You See Me has only gotten more forgettable with time and the less said about Puma the better. I loved their debut year work but it almost seemed like the group were going down a route that just didn't … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: Everlasting Shine – TXT
I’ve always had a bit of a problem with Korea’s chart system so i thought, why not come up with my own! Let me introduce the Kbopped weekly charts! These charts will be solely based on my own play history and will feature my top 20 most played tracks of the week be it Korean, … Continue reading KBOPPED Weekly Charts: 24/08/20
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